KIND Healthy Snacks Acquires Creative Snacks Co.

Mars, Incorporated Acquires KIND North America

November 17, 2020

Food & Beverage

Mars, Incorporated announced the acquisition of KIND North America, bringing the business into the Mars Family of Companies and combining it with KIND International. Founder Daniel Lubetzky will retain an ongoing financial stake and the deal is intended to accelerate KIND's expansion across geographies and product categories as part of Mars' healthy snacking platform.

Second Nature Brands Acquires Sahale Snacks from The J.M. Smucker Co.

September 27, 2023

Food & Beverage

Second Nature Brands, a Michigan-based snack platform, has agreed to acquire Sahale Snacks from The J.M. Smucker Co. for $34 million. The deal includes Sahale trademarks and a leased manufacturing facility in the Seattle area and will transition approximately 100 employees to Second Nature Brands; the acquisition is an add-on to Second Nature Brands' premium snack portfolio.

MPearlRock Acquires The Good Crisp Company

January 15, 2026

Food & Beverage

MPearlRock has acquired The Good Crisp Company, a clean-label salty snack brand founded by Matt Parry, to expand its better-for-you salty snacks platform. The Good Crisp's products are sold in over 20,000 retail doors across the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K.; financial terms were not disclosed.

The Hershey Company Acquires Dot's Pretzels and Pretzels Inc.

November 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

The Hershey Company entered into definitive agreements to acquire Dot's Pretzels LLC and Pretzels Inc., expanding its salty-snacking portfolio and pretzel manufacturing capabilities. The combined transaction is valued at approximately $1.2 billion (about $1.0 billion net of expected tax benefits) and is expected to close by the end of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Ferrero Group Acquires Power Crunch from Bio-Nutritional Research Group

January 24, 2025

Food & Beverage

Ferrero Group has signed an agreement to acquire protein snack maker Power Crunch from Bio-Nutritional Research Group, Inc. The deal will bring Power Crunch's Irvine, California office and roughly 50 employees into Ferrero's North America organization and expands Ferrero's presence in the better-for-you snacks category in the U.S.; the transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks.

Nexus Capital Management Acquires CK Snacks (Cheeze Kurls)

June 17, 2024

Food & Beverage

Los Angeles-based Nexus Capital Management acquired Cheeze Kurls, LLC (CK Snacks), a Grand Rapids-based private-label snack food manufacturer, from Kilroy Partners. Nexus will partner with CEO Jamie Colbourne and management to support the company's next phase of growth in retail, grocery and drugstore channels.